{"title":"Armand Berger","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"tolkien-europe-and-tradition-book-armand-berger-9781914208973","title":"Tolkien, Europe, and Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It is up to European man to know his modern mythology and the heroes related to it. Tolkien, like an Anglo-Saxon bard, is one of those noble heralds who have brought our civilisational wealth to its pinnacle. May his work, as a new founding text for our identity, allow us to maintain the sacred fire.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a specialist in Germanic studies, Armand Berger has a unique passion for Tolkien's work, and in\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eTolkien, Europe, and Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, he demonstrates the European heritage that inspired Tolkien by explicating the finer details of Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian myth, the Finnish Kalevala, Greco-Roman influence, and much more. Berger provides many citations from Tolkien himself, relying on Tolkien's letters, \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, interviews, and other sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerger expertly demonstrates that these traditions shape the underlying identity of Middle-earth. In this sense, Tolkien's writings form a civilisational work that belongs to the identity of the West. Berger's little book is a call to Europeans to do more than simply enjoy the fantastically imaginative story of Middle-earth. They should also appreciate it as inspiration to identify and claim what is their own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50296945017105,"sku":"GOR013917228","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51054579482897,"sku":"NIN9781914208973","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1914208978.jpg?v=1751156235"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-armand-berger.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}